LISTENING AND WRITING

1. Make up a written plan for a typical weekend of a typical Englishman.

2. Speak about your favourite form of entertainment.

3. Tell your friends about your impressions of a camping holiday.

Ex. 2. Write a description of food and eating habits in your country for a foreign visitor.

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Part B

Vocabulary File

The following words are essential for understanding the text and discussing its content. Learn their meaning and pronunciation.

Words and word combination

Translation

entertainment, n
picnic, n
eating out
admire, v
socialize, v
relax, v
amuse, v
enjoy, v
go swimming
contact, n
maintain ~
leisure time
outing, n
cancel the ~
pastime, n
play tennis
recreation, n
rest, n
have a ~
the right to ~
sightseeing, n
see the sights
spend the day reading
stay indoors
going out
~ for a meal
~ for a drink
~ for a company and conversation
be a Mozart/theatre lover
be mad about
be keen on
do smth for one’s own enjoyment
spend time (on)
cost, n
price, n
value, n
store, n
mall, n
give a discount for
bargain, n
do (window) shopping
discotheque/disco, n
street festivity
concert, n
art gallery
exhibition, n
restaurant, n
café, n
bar, n
wine ~
snack ~
coffee ~
pub, n
participate, v
compete, v
go in for
join in
pull out
take up
get on with
put up with
make up
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Reinforcing Vocabulary

Ex. 1. Consult the dictionary and give the derivates of the following words.

Verb

Noun

Adjective

Adverb

enjoy

entertainment

admirable

relax

amusingly

rest

priceless

value

participation

impractically

friend

compete

Ex. 2. Match the following phrasal verbs with their meanings.

1) go in for
2) join in
3) pull out
4) take up
5) get on with
6) put up with
7) make up

a) participate, take part
b) start a hobby, sport, etc.
c) enter a competition
d) stop being involved in an activity
e) tolerate
f) have a good relationship (with)
g) become friends again after an arguing

Ex. 3. Choose the right word below.

1. Any kind of entertainment where there’s something to watch or look at.

2. Things collected in one place for the public to look at.

3. Place for showing exhibitions.

4. Such things as cinemas, exhibitions, music, etc. all provided in one place, perhaps with bars and restaurant.

5. Place offering different kinds of entertainment such as cinemas, amusement arcades, dancing, etc. often with bars and restaurants.

6. Place providing various kinds of indoors sports.

7. Place for dancing to records – lots of loud music and bright lights.

Ex. 4. Why would you go to these places? Match each place with the most likely reason for going there.

a disco, an art gallery, a casino, a concert, a theatre, a zoo, a ballet

1 _________ to see a play 5 _________ to look at the animals

2 _________ to watch people dancing 6 _________ to listen to music

3 _________ to dance 7 _________ to look at paintings

4 _________ to try to win money

Ex. 5. Supply the missing prepositions in the following sentences.

in/on/for/with/at/by/inside/back/from

1. I need a suit … everyday wear. 2. These jackets are reduced … price. 3. The assistant advised me to try the coat … . 4. The suit is a little tight … you. 5. He bought many things … mail order. 6. There is normally a label … a jacket. 7. I took it … to the shop to complain. 8. “Is something wrong … it?” he said. 9. I asked … a refund. 10. Before I buy, I look … the shop. 11. I payed the correct money … the cashier … all purchases. 12. You should concentrate … getting fit. 13. The bas weather prevented us … going to the country.

Ex. 6. Remember the most typical collocations with the words cost, price, value, expense and state the difference in meaning.

a) the cost of bread
the cost of living
the cost of construction
at any cost

b) to rise in price
what's the price of this?
at reduced prices
price control

c) the value of this discovery
the painting of great/no value
the suit is good value for money
the house is rising in value all the time

d) at my public expense
at great expense
at the expense of one's health
travelling expenses

Ex. 7. Make two definitions of your own for each of the following shops.

Model: A baker’s is a shop that sells bread.

A baker’s is a shop where you can buy bread.

a chemist’s
a jeweller’s
a newsagent’s

a florist’s
a fishmonger’s
the jeweler’s

perfumery
dairy
butcher’s

Ex. 8. Remember the following.

A packet/bag of frozen peas, a packet/pack of cornflakes, a packet/pack of sugar, a packet /pack of cigarettes, a bottle of oil, a bottle of milk, a box of matches, a box of eggs, a tube of margarine, a tube of tooth paste, a can of lemonade, a jar/pot of jam, a loaf of bread, a tin of tomatoes, a carton of orange juice, a bar of soap.